Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

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After Daiyu said this, tears rolled down like a flood unloading the gate.When Baoyu heard this, he became insane again. He cried and cried, and quarreled and quarreled, and his ancestors and wives ignored him. What else could he do?It was Hupo who was mad at Baoyu again, and didn't know how to resist, so she hurriedly took Baoyu back to his own yard and handed it over to the attackers to coax.

Xueyan fetched water to wash her girl's face, "Young lady can't cry anymore. When I arrive at the Grand Master's mansion in a while and see her eyes crying like this, someone should say that she doesn't want to go there."

Daiyu stopped her mourning and let Xueyan clean up for herself, then twisted a cold handkerchief and put it on her eyes.

Zicuckoo led people to quickly pack up the things, "Girl, what can I do with all these things?"

Xueyan said: "Leave it to the second master Lian. The second master must have something to say when he comes to pick up the girl."

Jia Lian left Jia Yun and took a dozen wives and servants to move Lin Daiyu to salute. He rode a horse and took Lin Daiyu back to the Marquis Mansion, followed by only Zijuan and Xueyan.After entering the Hou's mansion, a porter came up to report, "Second Master, Prince Teng Wang and his wife have been here for almost an hour."

Jia Lian ordered, "Send the cousin girl to the eldest girl." He went to the main hall to meet Jia Amnesty and Wang Ziteng.

Jia Amnesty's main hall is now well-regulated, with several young servants in green clothes and maidservants standing with their hands crossed on both sides of the corridor. When they saw Jia Liangu, they all bowed and saluted, "Greetings to the second master."

Jia Lian waited outside the main hall for a while, and saw the young man come out, "Second Master, the Master invited the Second Master to come in."

Jia Lian entered the main hall and saw that Jia She and the prince made room for the guests and hosts to sit separately. First, he gave Jia She the usual courtesy, "Father, the son has already settled the matter."

"Yeah. I went to see your Yue family's second uncle."

Jia Lian turned to salute Prince Teng, "I've seen my second uncle."

Wang Ziteng couldn't believe that the young man in front of him was Jia Lian. He blinked, yes, but the momentum was different.

"Brother Xi, your son is now the sword Yunfeng, and in the future he will definitely be better than blue."

"Congratulations, congratulations. Lian'er still has some work to do." Jia Amnesty had a gentle bearing and a modest tone.

After Jia Amnesty finished being humble, he said to Jia Lian, "Your Uncle Wang praised you, you have to work harder in the future, don't let your Uncle Wang's praise be in vain."

Jia Lian hurriedly got up and said "yes", only feeling hairy in her heart.When did Jia Amnesty give him a good face in front of outsiders and praise him?He was in a panic and sat with him anxiously, watching Jia She and Wang Ziteng chat.

The two talked politely for a while, and a little maid came in and saluted, "Master, Mr. Wang, there is a message from later that Mrs. Wang is going back."

Wang Ziteng stood up, "Enhou, since that's the case, I'll go back first, and from now on I'll take care of each other, communicate with each other, and help each other."

"Okay." Jia Amnesty simply agreed, and took Jia Lian to see him off.Outside the second gate, Wang Ziteng met his wife.Jia Lian has been sent out of the gate before returning to Jia Amnesty's main hall.

Jia Lian saw that Jia She was leaning casually on the red sandalwood Arhat couch, but he didn't dare to lean on it crookedly in front of Jia She.He sat down properly, opened his mouth and asked, "Father, the Wang family and his wife are here, but what's the matter?"

"I said I didn't see you go back because of the holidays, so come and have a look."

Jia Lian obviously didn't believe this, "The second uncle of the Wang family is probably here for the court's business."

"Well. What are you talking about?"

"First, if it's a matter of owed money, there is no one who can go in Mr. Cheng's place. You should try to find out with your father to see what the idea is today."

"Secondly, it should be about rewarding the father's palace for today."

"What about the third one?" Jia Amnesty waited for a long time, and when he saw that Jia Lian had nothing to say, he asked Jia Lian. "

Jia Lian shook his head, unable to think of a third.

"The third is to ask the draft, the nanny next to your sister is of palace rank."

"The Wang family wants to send their daughter into the palace?" Although Wang Ziteng's daughter is 12 years old, it can be said that she is one year older after the new year, which happens to be the age threshold for the draft.

"He really wants to give it away. He won't accept it today." Seeing Jia Lian's face full of thirst for knowledge, Jia Amnesty continued, "The relationship between the Wang family and the Zhen family is too close. How can I accept it today?" His family's daughter? That's no different from taking in the Zhen family's daughter."

Then he beckoned and asked Jia Lian to come over, "Prince Teng is in charge of the army, he is not the same as today, he is not far from death."

Jia Lian was stunned and fell down on the Arhat couch. .

"He wants to send his daughter in now, and wants to gain Jinshang's trust. It's too late! Three years earlier, it's almost the same."

Jia Lian felt horrified when he saw Jia She's expression of evaluating the dying person.

"When you get to that position, no one else can help you. My father can only tell you, teach you, and do what you should know and plan for you. There is no chance for my father to fight for the throne again ten years later." See you."

Although Jia Lian accepted the fact that Jia Amnesty would not live for another ten years, he still felt uncomfortable for being so explicit.

"Hurry up and put away your womanly appearance, it's better for Feng girl to take care of things. Remember to me, whoever wants to be the prince should be there, and you should follow Cheng Yin closely, and don't meddle in other people's affairs .”

"Father, the queen's two sons are not young anymore, and they are about to choose a concubine to marry, and there will be no other princes."

"It's the fact that the two sons are not young anymore, that's the root of the disaster." Jia She sighed, "That's how the prince was at the beginning, when the father grew up and the son grew up, it's just that the saint became suspicious of his son day by day."

"I cheated a lot of people who followed the prince, and they were all arranged by the sage to be with the prince." If Jia Lian wasn't so close, he wouldn't have heard Jia She's almost whispering words.

People from Yingchun's courtyard came to Sister Feng's place and reported that when the girl came, Sister Feng and Yingchun were talking with Mrs. Wang.

Sister Feng said to Yingchun, "Sister, you go and greet Miss Cousin, I will accompany Second Aunt by myself."

Before Yingchun left, Wang Ziteng's wife, Mrs. Shi, followed and said, "Girl Feng, Second Aunt won't stay with you any longer. If you have anything to do, remember to tell Second Aunt. I always watch you grow up, and I won't let you suffer. .”

Sister Feng believes that, compared to Mrs. Wang, Second Aunt is obviously closer to her.The original owner's two aunts, when they were not married, did a lot of things for this sister-in-law who just came in, in front of the stubborn Mrs. Wang.So much so that Aunt Xue would rather live in Jia's mansion than bring her children back to her mother's house.

Sister Feng sent Mrs. Wang Ziteng out of the house, and then stopped her, "You are in this month, you should be more careful, go back, you don't need to send me, just let Ping'er accompany me."

Sister Feng stopped obediently, and she was already tired after being with her for almost an hour.He ordered Ping'er to wait on him carefully, and went back to the house to rest.

Yingchun hurried back to her yard, and seeing Daiyu's eyes were red, she knew it was because she had just cried, but she just didn't know.Go forward to pull Daiyu's hand.

Seeing Yingchun coming in, Daiyu stood up quickly, "Hello, Eldest Sister Ying."

Yingchun returned half the courtesy, grabbed Daiyu and said, "My cousin lives with me, so don't be too polite in the future."

He took Daiyu to the study, and pointed it out to Daiyu, "Sister, this study belongs to you."

In the end, Yingchun combined her own study and embroidery room, kept the room on the east side, and gave the room on the west side to Daiyu as her study room. They both had their own independent space.

I looked at the study room, and then turned to the main hall of Erjin, "This couch belongs to my sister, and the bookshelf behind it, my sister can put some books she is reading at will, and it is also cheap."

He led Daiyu to the west room, pointed to an empty cabinet with two doors and three doors, and said, "Zicuckoo, here is your girl's clothes first. This chest of drawers is also the same."

"My younger sister likes to sleep on a bed, and the inner room is a kang bed, which is also warm." Yingchun tidied up the room in the west room and gave it to Daiyu as a bedroom, separated by a kang screen in the middle.The big cabinets in the west room were in use, so Yingchun moved them to the living room and put them on the wall. If they were not used, they were sent to the warehouse, and they were moved to her bedroom to store some small personal things.

Finally led Daiyu back to her bedroom, "Sister, if you like to sleep on a canopy bed, you can come to my room and sleep with me. Let's squeeze in for a while, and we will move after the first lunar month. You pick a good yard."

Daiyu saw that all the beauty of Yingchun had been arranged for herself, so she divided her yard into two parts to share with her, which was the couch for daily living, and she also placed bookshelves in the back according to her own habits. She was grateful and said: " Thank you big sister."

Jia Amnesty sent a servant girl over there, "Miss, the master said, let's have lunch together in front at noon, the girl can come back and clean up, go to eat first."

Yingchun and Daiyu changed their clothes and took the clean oil car to the front.

Yingchun said to Daiyu: "My sister-in-law said that women should move more every day. It is better to walk for half an hour in the morning and half an hour in the evening. I come over every morning to eat with my father, and Yinger also has breakfast with my father. Eat." Yingchun paused for a moment, "Ying'er eats three meals a day at her father's place. Only when her father goes to court will she stay at her sister-in-law's place. Brother Lian and Brother Cong go to father's house every morning. They practice martial arts in the yard, and I heard that it is taught by the family Ding who went to the battlefield with the old man. After practicing Kung Fu, they usually go back to their own yard for breakfast. My sister is tired today, so let’s take a car. From now on, my sister and I will go together.”

Daiyu nodded in response, knowing that Yingchun was doing it for her own good, she introduced the habits of the house to her, and said softly, "Thank you, big sister."

Yingchun smiled slightly, "You're welcome. After living here for a long time, my sister will know these habits."

"If the second elder brother Lian is on a business trip, I usually go to eat at my sister-in-law's place at noon, and ask the housekeeper about what happened during that time. Sometimes I eat in my yard at night, and sometimes I go to my father's west courtyard to eat when my father greets me. Cong Brother ate dinner with his father. After eating, he sent Yinger back, and his father would test his homework. Then the second brother Lian took his homework and showed it to his father, "

Daiyu nodded, "I'll be with Eldest Sister. Lian's Second Brother still needs to practice martial arts, and he still has homework?"

"That's right. My father said that my brother has to make up for what I missed when I was a child. I practice martial arts for half an hour in the morning and evening, and half an hour after dinner." Yingchun covered her mouth and smiled, "At the beginning, my brother couldn't memorize Cong. My son, I was often compared with my father."

Seeing Yingchun smiling, Daiyu couldn't help laughing when she thought about Lian's second brother and Cong, who was not half his age, standing together and reciting a book.

"The eldest cousin, the second cousin, the third cousin, and the third cousin of Lian's second brother's uncle's family," Yingchun paused slightly, "All of them are allowed to come back from their hometown today to participate in this year's Enke. They all live in In the guest house in front, their father opened a small kitchen for them to eat. They usually study in the yard, only the first cousin and the second cousin, and occasionally go to the sister-in-law to talk. On holidays, the first cousin He and his second cousin will take turns to give lectures to Lian's second brother, starting from enlightenment. They can't and don't play hands. My cousin is like a child who doesn't live up to expectations. Seeing it makes Lian's second brother embarrassed. I only read it once , my father will not show my cousin to lecture to Lian's second brother."

Yingchun laughed, and Daiyu laughed too. Thinking about Lian Er's age, it would be difficult for him to learn from the beginning.

A little girl was waiting for them in front of the main hall. When she saw the two sisters get off the car, she went up to them and led the two sisters in.

Daiyu followed Yingchun, step by step, and after welcoming the spring, she saluted Jia Amnesty and said, "My niece Daiyu please greet my uncle."

I heard Jia Amnesty say gently: "Get up, don't be too polite."

Daiyu followed Yingchun to salute Jia Lian and Sister Feng, and they both returned half the salute.

Then Jia Cong came up to say hello, "Hello big sister, hello cousin Lin."

Ying'er also greeted in a similar way: "Hello, Auntie, hello, Auntie Lin."

After everyone saluted, Jia Amnesty took everyone to the side hall for lunch.

Daiyu looked at the side hall, and saw that the two sides of the room were actually imitating the Chinese system of meal distribution.Jia Amnesty took the main seat, with Jia Lian on one side, Sister Feng next to her, and Yinger on the other.On the other side is Jia Cong, next to Yingchun, and then his own seat.

Seeing that everyone was ready, Jia Amnesty said: "I took Daiyu's house today, and you brothers and sisters should get along well in the future. Lian'er, you must stand up for your wife, children, brothers and sisters when you are away. Feng girl is inside, Also take good care of family affairs and internal affairs, and take good care of your younger brothers and sisters. As younger brothers and sisters, you must also respect your brothers and sisters, so that you can have a prosperous family business.”

Everyone promises.

Then a little girl and servant came up to pour wine, and Daiyu saw that her white porcelain wine bottle was filled with a slightly reddish liquid, while the one to welcome the Spring Festival was yellow rice wine. Seeing everyone toast, she also raised the wine bottle and took a sip , Warm, is brown sugar ginger tea, the warm current reaches the heart.

After a while, several vegetables were placed in front of him.The green and tender vegetable leaves are attractive to look at.

Jia She said: "This is the vegetable that your sister-in-law asked the greenhouse to grow. Green vegetables are not rare in summer, but it is not easy to eat some green leaves in winter."

Then here I was, the first thing I brought up was a stewed partridge with flower maw.Yingchun blinked and said, "My sister's and mine are the same."

Daiyu was puzzled and looked at Yingchun suspiciously.

Yingchun explained: "The family invited the priest, and the daily menu must be shown to the priest. Everyone's soup is different, and the dishes are also slightly different. My sister just came today, and tomorrow, please ask the priest to feel the pulse, and then follow my sister's order. The body eats the food."

Jia Lian then said, "Cousin Lin, your sister-in-law is learning the herbal diet and reading the herbal medicine. If you have time, teach your sister-in-law how to read. Let's eat the medicated diet prescribed by your sister-in-law as soon as possible."

Sister Feng smiled and gave Jia Lian a look. Everyone laughed, Daiyu laughed too, and Yinger giggled.Sister Feng rubbed Ying'er's mouth, "Good girl, do you understand?"

Everyone laughed again.

The white fungus stew was delivered again, in a five-inch white porcelain dish, white fungus, like blooming small flowers, dotted in the middle of red carrot slices and green lettuce slices.Daiyu took a sip, and found that the corn was thick and thin, but the taste was not dull, so she ate two mouthfuls in a row.

Followed by the Sansi Soup in a pastel small concave dish, the tender tofu is almost as thin as a hair, the eggs are also shredded, and the other is shredded chicken.It has a slightly sour taste, which is due to the addition of vinegar to the thickening.Daiyu tasted a few mouthfuls and found it very appetizing.

Then the two servant girls brought in a big soup pot, each of them filled a small bowl, and distributed it to everyone's table.It is Angelica Ginger Mutton Casserole.

Jia Amnesty then said: "Although Imperial Physician Gao told me to eat lightly, I still allowed me to eat this mutton stew. Let me add another bowl."

Jia Cong pointed to the plate in front of him and said, "Father, the braised pork is delicious."

Jia Lian smiled, "Brother Cong knows how to eat, and my brother also thinks braised pork is delicious." Pointing to the maid beside Jia Cong's table, "Bring brother Cong's braised pork to Er Ye."

Jia Cong quickly picked up a piece and put it in his own bowl, and the maid got up. Sister Feng stopped her with a smile, "Don't listen to your second master teasing Brother Cong, he doesn't have braised pork on the menu today."

Yinger called: "Grandfather, I want to eat braised pork."

Sister Feng hurriedly coaxed Ying'er: "Good girl, braised pork in brown sauce is not good. You see, grandpa didn't even eat it."

Ying'er looked up to see that Jia Amnesty's case didn't include braised pork, so she concentrated on eating her egg custard.

Daiyu saw that Yinger was holding the small silver bowl by herself, putting a spoonful of custard and eggs into her mouth steadily, and couldn't help praising Yinger, "Yinger can eat by herself, she is a big girl."

Jia Ying's big eyes turned into crescent moons when she smiled.

Then came the pork ribs soup with red dates and radishes. Daiyu took a sip of the soup, and it was sweet. The radish was cut into long and thin strips as thick as a finger, and the ribs in the soup had already broken off the bones.

The last dish is stewed chicken with Cordyceps. The whole chicken is in a sweet white porcelain soup pot. The maid disassembled the chicken and served each person in a bowl.Daiyu tasted the chicken soup carefully, and took a few more mouthfuls of chicken, served with green rice. With the changed dining atmosphere, Daiyu felt that she had eaten too much.

The last dessert was horseshoe soup. Sister Feng said: "This is the best for digestion." Daiyu only drank a little and put it down.Those who digest food can't drink it.

After eating, the maid served mouthwash tea.Jia Amnesty said, "Let's all go back and rest for a while."

Daiyu smiled, saluted Jia She, Lian Er and Sister Feng together with Yingchun, and went out first.When she was leaving the hospital, Daiyu looked back and saw Lian Er carefully supporting Sister Feng, walking slowly.

Many years later, Daiyu still remembers this family feast, the family's dark and light blue clothes, the way Jia Lian helped Sister Feng walk slowly, and remembers that people who love red like Sister Feng have changed into blue ones. dress.

Many years later, Daiyu remembered the taste of each dish. Those dishes were really ordinary and ordinary, but in her own memory, it was the happiest meal she had after leaving her parents.

Even though she heard about home-cooked food from Sister Feng later, she also heard from Sister Feng that if a family lives and eats big fish and meat every day, it's not just the most bland dishes for a fresh taste.

Although Daiyu didn't understand much of what Sister Feng said, she knew that Sister Feng was doing it for her own good and for her own sake, so she listened to Sister Feng and did what Sister Feng said.